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Websites for local businesses

The professional website your business deserves.

Designed around your kind of business and published on a BuildLocal-managed subdomain, with an eligible standard domain while Website Care is active. From R2,500 once-off, or R299 a month for 12 months.

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Website examples shown are illustrative.

What you are really buying

A website outcome, not a website project.

You do not need to learn a builder, brief an agency or manage hosting. You get a finished, professional website and the care to keep it running.

  • A professional online presence

    A complete, designed website that makes a local business look established and easy to trust.

  • Design that fits your trade

    Layout, type and imagery chosen for your kind of business rather than one look for everyone.

  • Made for the phone in the hand

    Most local customers arrive on mobile, so every website is designed to work properly on a phone.

  • A clear way to get in touch

    Contact and enquiry routes appropriate to your business, so interest has somewhere to go.

  • A clear, secure web address

    A BuildLocal-managed subdomain is available, with one eligible standard domain while Website Care is active.

  • Looked after every month

    Hosting, security updates and technical care continue after launch through Website Care.

Website examples

Different businesses. Different websites.

Each is designed around how that kind of business is chosen and trusted. Below are illustrative examples of the standard we build to, not a complete list.

Website direction · Ndlovu Plumbing, Pretoria East

Trades & Home Services

Confident, practical, tactile and led by craftsmanship.

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Your website is designed around your business, then made yours.

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Not one-size-fits-all

Different businesses need different websites.

A plumber, a salon and a law firm are chosen for different reasons, so their websites should not look or work the same. We design yours around what you do, then make it unmistakably yours.

  1. Designed around your type of business

    The layout, tone and structure follow how your customers choose and trust you.

  2. Your identity

    Your name, logo and colours applied throughout.

  3. Your business content

    Your services, areas, contact details and verified facts.

  4. The right functionality

    Enquiry, booking or contact features that fit how you work.

  5. A professional website outcome

    Published on a BuildLocal-managed subdomain, with eligible standard-domain arrangements while Website Care is active.

How it works

Five steps. You never touch a builder.

One consolidated revision is included, so feedback stays organised.

  1. Tell us about your business

    Share the facts, services and contact details we need, plus any logo and photos you already have.

  2. We create your website

    We design a website around your business, with your identity, your content and the features that fit.

  3. You review it

    You see your website and tell us what needs to change.

  4. One consolidated revision

    One round of changes is included, handled together.

  5. Go live

    Once you approve the website, it moves toward publishing on a BuildLocal-managed subdomain or verified customer domain.

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Built to do business

Good-looking, and good at its job.

What your website can do depends on your business type and how it is configured. We show you what applies, not every possibility.

Core
Part of every website
Where it fits
Included for business types that need it
When configured
Only once a connection is set up
Needs your input
Built from what you supply
  • Mobile-responsive designDesigned for phones, tablets and desktops.Core
  • BuildLocal subdomain and SSL/TLSA managed customer-site address is provided; a standard domain is included while Care is active when eligible.Core
  • Enquiry and quote formsFor businesses that win work through enquiries.Where it fits
  • Click-to-callOne tap to phone you from a mobile.Where it fits
  • WhatsApp contactA direct route for customers who prefer messaging.Where it fits
  • Booking requestsVisitors request a time; you confirm it.Where it fits
  • GalleriesBuilt around photographs you supply.Needs your input
  • Maps and locationWhere customers can find you, or where you work.Where it fits
  • Photo and file uploadsFor quote requests that benefit from a picture.Where it fits
  • Live appointment availabilityOnly where a calendar connection has been set up.When configured
  • Customer and Google reviewsShown only where genuine and verified.When configured
  • Email notifications of enquiriesSo new enquiries reach you promptly.When configured

Pricing

Two ways to pay. One clear aftercare.

Own It includes 12 months of Care from Admin-verified launch. Monthly includes Care during 12 successful purchase payments; then Care is R100/month.

Once-Off

One payment, website paid in full

R2,500upfront

Paid in full

From Admin-verified launch

12 months included

Then Website Care is R100/month. The eligible standard domain and ordinary renewal are included while Care is active.

Monthly

12 successful purchase payments

R299a month

  1. Payment 1
  2. Payment 2
  3. Payment 3
  4. Payment 4
  5. Payment 5
  6. Payment 6
  7. Payment 7
  8. Payment 8
  9. Payment 9
  10. Payment 10
  11. Payment 11
  12. Payment 12, website paid off

After successful purchase payment 12, the website is paid off. Total across 12 payments: R3,588.

During the 12 purchase payments

Care included

There is no separate Care charge during the purchase term. After payment 12, Care is R100/month under the approved billing calendar.

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What we need from you

You bring the facts. We do the rest.

Your website is only as truthful as the information behind it, so some things can only come from you. We help with the rest.

What you bring

  • Business details

    Your trading name, what you do and where you operate.

  • Services

    The main things you offer, in your own words.

  • Contact details

    Phone, WhatsApp, email and address as you want them shown.

  • Logo and photos, if you have them

    Real photographs of your work carry a website further than anything else.

  • Facts only you can verify

    Qualifications, memberships and experience you are able to stand behind.

What we help with

  • A suitable logo presentation where yours is missing or unusable.
  • Layout and image treatment so supplied photographs look their best.
  • Wording that organises what you tell us into clear website content.

What we will never do

  • Invent your work, projects or results
  • Invent your team, premises or qualifications
  • Invent reviews, testimonials or ratings

Who it's for

If you serve local customers, we can build for you.

These are examples of the businesses we design for, not a complete list. If you don't see yours, tell us what you do and we will be honest about whether it is a fit.

Questions

Straight answers.

The questions small business owners ask us most.

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What is the difference between Once-Off and Monthly?

Own It is R2,500 and includes 12 months of Website Care from Admin-verified launch. Monthly is R299 for 12 successful purchase payments, with Care included during those payments. After the included period, Care is R100/month.

What happens after 12 successful monthly payments?

After successful purchase payment 12, ownership transfers and R100/month Website Care starts under the approved billing calendar. Care was included during the 12 purchase payments.

What does Website Care cover?

Managed hosting, SSL/TLS, maintenance, basic support, normal availability operations, and routine backup/recovery where operationally supported. Two minor content requests are included each calendar month, up to 30 minutes each, with no rollover.

Do I own the website?

Own It includes a portable export of agreed customer-owned deliverables. Monthly ownership transfers after 12 successful purchase payments. Exports exclude BuildLocal proprietary runtime, third-party licensed assets and hosted services.

How many revisions are included?

One consolidated revision. Gather your changes together and send them in one round.

Will my website look like everyone else’s?

No. Different businesses need different websites, so yours is designed around what you do and how your customers choose you, then carried by your own name, colours, content and photographs. You are not handed a blank builder to fill in.

Get started

Let’s put your business online properly.

Tell us about your business. We will come back to you to talk through the next step. Sending an enquiry is not a purchase and no payment is taken.

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